National Curry Week - Perfect Rosé Wine Parings from Provence Wines

Just in case you didn't know, it's National Curry Week. Personally I can't think of anything better than a nice cold glass of Rosé to cool down a lovely spicy curry. Provence Wines have come up with this really delicious looking recipe for Curried Mussels and they've also picked a few of their wines that are the perfect match with curry.

Image supplied by Provence Wines.Château La Gordonne, Vérité du Terroir, AOP Côtes de Provence, 2015 – £14.99 from Ocado:
A bright pink wine showing notes of raspberry and redcurrant that seduces with its elegance and its freshness from the nose to the palate.Manon, AOP Côtes de Provence, 2015 - £9 from Tesco:
Boasting a brilliant pink colour, this delicious dry Rosé from sunny Provence is bursting with aromas of pit fruits and white flowers. The mouthfeel is rich yet refreshing with a silky structure and lingering finish.

Château d’Ollières Classique, AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence, 2015 - £12.99 from Selfridges:
Château d’Ollières lies between Aix and Nice. Crisp, well balanced with a bouquet redolent of soft spices, this Provençal Rosé comes from a region that is synonymous with this style of wine.

Yield: 4Author: Provence Wines

Curried Mussels

prep time: 5 minscook time: 25 minstotal time: 30 mins

ingredients:

800g mussels

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Curry sauce:

1 tbsp olive oil

30g butter

2 ripe tomatoes

1 tbsp chopped garlic

1 finely chopped onion

1 tsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 tsp curry powder

instructions

Melt the butter with the olive oil in a saucepan over a high flame, then add the rest of the curry sauce ingredients, season, cover, lower the heat and simmer for 20 min.

Just before serving, add the cleaned, drained mussels to the pot.

Cover again and heat over a high flame for 5 minutes until the mussels open. Stir and serve hot.